Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 20.

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Four- and five-weight feeder steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while six-weights were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower; heifers were unevenly steady; and feeder bulls were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves (11 head) ranged 20.00 to 45.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.71/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$108.71

170 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$13.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	498	114.57	571	81
Medium 2	505	106.26	537	38
Medium 3	491	101.22	497	51

One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale170 hd

108.71

—

NC average8 barns · 773 hd

109.25

−0.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,681	83.14	1,398	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,595	61.46	980	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	56.81	661	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	817	42.13	344	10

Every lot, as filed

84 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium 2	—	735	82.41/cwt	81.00–87.00	606	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	76.84/cwt	68.00–81.00	1,205	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	55.67/cwt	51.00–59.00	640	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	64.20/cwt	60.00–75.00	754	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	47.03/cwt	44.00–50.00	556	11
Bulls	—	—	1,751	86.64/cwt	76.00–91.00	1,517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.27/cwt	120.00–137.00	618	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	110.20/cwt	106.00–117.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	146.04/cwt	131.00–161.00	400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	110.89/cwt	102.00–114.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	138.13/cwt	126.00–144.00	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	144.03/cwt	133.00–150.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	98.86/cwt	94.00–104.00	619	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	138.33/cwt	130.00–148.00	592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	660	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	156.45/cwt	144.00–161.00	593	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	96.19/cwt	90.00–100.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	119.06/cwt	110.00–127.00	562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	111.23/cwt	107.00–114.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	129.23/cwt	120.00–136.00	414	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	45.13/cwt	43.00–49.00	375	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	796	37.63/cwt	33.00–40.00	300	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	780	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	65.15/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,050	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	56.54/cwt	52.00–60.00	885	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	760	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	768	78.09/cwt	74.00–82.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	114.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	100.24/cwt	90.00–105.00	574	12
Steers	Medium 3	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	355	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	380	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	235	104.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	246	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	411	103.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	106.48/cwt	106.00–107.00	335	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	308	105.54/cwt	101.00–110.00	325	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	418	104.96/cwt	104.00–106.00	439	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	473	103.51/cwt	97.00–109.00	490	18
Bulls	Medium 3	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	527	102.88/cwt	100.00–107.00	542	9
Bulls	Medium 3	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	130.81/cwt	120.00–137.00	500	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	91.69/cwt	90.00–93.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	85.28/cwt	80.00–89.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	91.46/cwt	89.00–94.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	102.72/cwt	100.00–108.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	115.82/cwt	111.00–123.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	127.18/cwt	115.00–134.00	528	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	84.62/cwt	81.00–91.00	609	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	488	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	537	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	384	112.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	125.03/cwt	120.00–136.00	590	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	102.49/cwt	99.00–109.00	641	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	120.47/cwt	117.00–124.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	633	88.04/cwt	86.00–90.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	596	105.33/cwt	103.00–106.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	110.73/cwt	110.00–114.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	537	105.23/cwt	101.00–109.00	565	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	576	103.47/cwt	100.00–106.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	109.72/cwt	109.00–110.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	683	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	321	114.51/cwt	111.00–119.00	368	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	103.77/cwt	100.00–106.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	523	100.31/cwt	90.00–105.00	525	8

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Friday) - Siler City, NC

Fri Jan 15, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 242Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 96Year ago 201

Current hog receipts 20.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	735	81.00–87.00	82.41
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
2	—	768	74.00–82.00	78.09
2	—	523	107.00	107.00
8	—	473	110.00–118.00	114.73
7	—	568	109.00–110.00	109.72
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
9	—	527	100.00–107.00	102.88
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
2	—	480	106.00–108.00	107.01
6	—	576	100.00–106.00	103.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	90.00–93.00	91.69
7	—	756	80.00–89.00	85.28
2	—	833	89.00–94.00	91.46
3	—	657	100.00–108.00	102.72
9	—	515	111.00–123.00	115.82
1	—	1,020	86.00	86.00
17	—	472	120.00–136.00	125.03
20	—	625	99.00–109.00	102.49
2	—	560	117.00–124.00	120.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	590	120.00–122.00	120.80
13	—	471	120.00–137.00	131.27
2	—	728	100.00–104.00	102.01
3	—	630	106.00–117.00	110.20
6	—	274	131.00–161.00	146.04
7	—	674	102.00–114.00	110.89
2	—	763	100.00–104.00	101.98
2	—	825	100.00–102.00	100.98
3	—	245	126.00–144.00	138.13
5	—	320	133.00–150.00	144.03
10	—	428	130.00–148.00	138.33
13	—	524	120.00–130.00	125.99
16	—	379	144.00–161.00	156.45
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	101.00	101.00
1	—	355	107.00	107.00
2	—	235	100.00–110.00	104.79
2	—	308	101.00–110.00	105.54
2	—	418	104.00–106.00	104.96
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	110.00	110.00
4	—	384	110.00–116.00	112.75
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
2	—	440	114.00–118.00	115.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	626	94.00–104.00	98.86
1	—	820	70.00	70.00
2	—	285	134.00–135.00	134.49
4	—	659	90.00–100.00	96.19
1	—	220	124.00	124.00
12	—	472	110.00–127.00	119.06
4	—	509	107.00–114.00	111.23
3	—	320	120.00–136.00	129.23
10	—	382	120.00–137.00	130.81
4	—	561	106.00–108.00	106.99
20	—	415	115.00–134.00	127.18
6	—	720	81.00–91.00	84.62
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	70.00	70.00
12	—	573	90.00–105.00	100.24
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
4	—	411	100.00–106.00	103.93
2	—	315	106.00–107.00	106.48
1	—	675	80.00	80.00
18	—	473	97.00–109.00	103.51
4	—	370	100.00–106.00	103.77
8	—	523	90.00–105.00	100.31
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	117.00	117.00
2	—	633	86.00–90.00	88.04
6	—	596	103.00–106.00	105.33
7	—	475	110.00–114.00	110.73
12	—	537	101.00–109.00	105.23
4	—	408	110.00	110.00
2	—	683	88.00–89.00	88.49
4	—	321	111.00–119.00	114.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,568	68.00–81.00	76.84
8	—	1,751	76.00–91.00	86.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,150	51.00–59.00	55.67
20	—	1,174	60.00–75.00	64.20
11	—	1,182	44.00–50.00	47.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	831	43.00–49.00	45.13
4	—	796	33.00–40.00	37.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	48.00	48.00
21	—	1,612	60.00–70.00	65.15
13	—	1,565	52.00–60.00	56.54

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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